Jaguar makes epic 2100-kilometre journey across the AmazonTue, 28 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 A jaguar that has been dubbed Gaspar traversed 2100 kilometres of the Amazon, crossing farms and roads. But why he set off on this mission is unclear | |
An island has been waging war on rats. They think they’ve finally wonTue, 28 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Rats are a scourge on island wildlife all over the world. But an island off the coast of Ireland is showing how to successfully gain the upper hand | |
Matcha is under threat from climate change – can genomics save it?Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Climate change is affecting the yields and flavour of the traditional Japanese tea matcha, but studying its seedlings' genetic tolerance for heat could future-proof the crop | |
Asteroid strike caused global firestorm that incinerated the dinosaursTue, 28 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 After the Chicxulub impact 66 million years ago, trillions of tonnes of rock vapour was launched into space before falling back to Earth at ballistic speeds, creating a global blast of heat strong enough to broil life on land | |
Unprecedented ‘fire clouds’ are fanning the flames in FranceTue, 28 Jul 2026 09:38:40 +0000 Flame-generated thunderstorms known as pyrocumulonimbus clouds can make wildfires even more intense, and they are expected to become more common in Europe | |
A new kind of drug will help fight previously untreatable conditionsTue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000 The first of a new generation of drugs that works in a completely different way to existing ones has been approved. Columnist Michael Le Page says this approach could transform treatments for all kinds of conditions | |
Peptides are the latest wellness trend – but do they work?Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:21:00 +0000 A drug advisory committee in the US has recommended approval for several experimental peptides. But there have been no large-scale tests of these new compounds in humans, finds columnist Grace Wade | |
Mystery hominin left big footprints at ancient lake in AfricaMon, 27 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Over 1.4 million years ago, a group of eight ancient hominins walked across a shallow mudflat, but their footprints don’t match those of Paranthropus boisei or Homo erectus | |
Getting a bit more gas from the North Sea doesn’t matter climate-wiseMon, 27 Jul 2026 16:23:41 +0000 Climate campaigners are angry at reports that the UK government is set to allow oil and gas drilling projects to go ahead, but the focus must be on ending fossil fuel consumption, not production, says Michael Le Page | |
We’ve found the best example yet of an enormous wandering black holeMon, 27 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Astronomers have caught a supermassive black hole straying far from the centre of its galaxy using light from a star being ripped apart | |